Chris Christie On Disney Trip: “I Was Not Going To Look At My Children And Say We’re Not Going”

Calling the chorus of criticism lobbed against him as “carping and craziness,” New Jersey Governor Chris Christie firmly defended his decision to leave the state ahead of a blizzard to vacation with his family in Disney World. “This is just partisanship.”

“I made a promise to my children…that I was going to take them to Disney World,” said Christie. “I was not going to look at my children and say we’re not going.”

The governor said he took responsibility for the Jersey government’s performance during the storm, but said he believed his first responsibility was to his wife and kids. He said he was fully in touch with state officials, who had a plan in place to handle the storm. Christie also explained the decision to allow Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno to also be out of the state–for a family trip with her ailing father.

Christie called charges he “abandoned” the state nothing but silly politics, and said he had absolutely no regrets. “I had a great five days.”

Watch it here, from the Newark Star-Ledger:

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